Global Patent Index - EP 1224802 A1

EP 1224802 A1 20020724 - BLENDING TEXT AND GRAPHICS FOR DISPLAY ON TELEVISIONS

Title (en)

BLENDING TEXT AND GRAPHICS FOR DISPLAY ON TELEVISIONS

Title (de)

MISCHUNG VON TEXT UND GRAPHISCHEN DATEN ZUR ANZEIGE AUF FERNSEHEMPFÄNGERN

Title (fr)

MELANGE D'ELEMENTS TEXTUELS ET GRAPHIQUES POUR AFFICHAGE SUR ECRANS DE TELEVISION

Publication

EP 1224802 A1 20020724 (EN)

Application

EP 00970563 A 20001004

Priority

  • US 0027335 W 20001004
  • US 43032899 A 19991029

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0133840A1] Text and graphics elements may be alpha blended in a way to reduce flicker when the text or graphics are display by a processor-based television receiver (18). The alpha values are used to intelligently smooth pixels adjacent the element to create television text and graphics.

IPC 1-7

H04N 5/445; G09G 5/28

IPC 8 full level

G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/28 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G09G 5/28 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 5/44504 (2013.01 - EP US); G09G 2320/0247 (2013.01 - EP US); G09G 2340/10 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0133840A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0133840 A1 20010510; AU 7992400 A 20010514; CN 101383925 A 20090311; CN 101383925 B 20121010; CN 1387724 A 20021225; EP 1224802 A1 20020724; JP 2003513554 A 20030408; TW 536913 B 20030611; US 6545724 B1 20030408; US RE39214 E 20060801

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0027335 W 20001004; AU 7992400 A 20001004; CN 00815036 A 20001004; CN 200810213877 A 20001004; EP 00970563 A 20001004; JP 2001534864 A 20001004; TW 89121927 A 20001019; US 43032899 A 19991029; US 74269403 A 20031219